MS 



Ll.MAX .MAXIiML'S 



ai^'aiii Hindi' strai,i;lit towards the lilatc, on a^'aiii iieariiii;' it tlie same ]irocess 

 was i-e)ieated witli tlie same vesidt, tlie plate heini;' tinall)' removed and placed 

 in a I'onrtli ])osition, ci.u'lit feet away, anil divectly to the leeward of the sluj;, 

 yet in a little more than lialt'-an-hmir the sliii;- had reached the ]ilate. 



Food. — L. riKi.ri iiiuf: is very omnn'oroiis, and though, according;' to iSim- 

 roth, as a rule refiisiiii;- jilants containing' chloroiihyll, it has het'n oliserved 

 hy Mr. Vj. ^. Jjowe to ile\'our the yonn;;' and tender foliage of Adhaitum, 

 retunias, I'ansies, t'hrysaiithennnns, t'ncinnhers, f'lench l«>ans, Tohaceo 

 plants. Dahlias, and other garden plants; the leaves of the (Auditlower when 

 turning;' yellow are also songht after. 



It also greedily devours fungi, which, indeed, are said to lorm its sta]ile diet 

 and to he ]ireferred to other food. In ^Ir. (Iain's e.xiierinients' u]iiiii the food 

 of British mollusks, he otilered this sjiecies l'..Hj diherent plants, of which l.jT 

 were totally rejected, and only two — Bohtus n/iil/'s and root of carrot — 

 were eaten with avidity. It has also heen ohser\'eil liy l)r. iSchai'ff to devour 



Jill^^lllll (■IIK'til-ll. 



It evinces a great preference for kitchen refuse, and shows especial par- 

 tiality for custards, milk, lireail, raw or cooked meats, and other articles of 

 liuniau food, and even makes its way into fruit rooms to leeil upon the 

 fruit stored there : it also not uiicomnionly visits the "sugar" jilaced hy the 

 lepidopterist uiicui the trunks of trees to attract the night-flying moths. 



Reproduction and Development. — The act of conjugation in Llma.t 

 imi.riniiiK is very reinarkahle,'- though it is probahle that analogous jirocesses 

 are indulged in by their close allies. The ojieration, though noticed to occur 

 at various times during the day, usually takes place towards midnight. 



Fi.,. 58. 



Fig. 59. 



¥n.. 60. 



Fh. I'l-J. Fi... IB. Fi... (il. Fh,. Il,j. 



S,;ii.-il Jkiii..;,^ nfrnnn Hiiilerijoiic liy 111.; iii:.lu ors.ul of /./m,...- n,.,.rinn,s 1, , lui.ir lo ami 

 ilurlriR conjugation (alttr nature skutclics l.yMr. I.ioin.! 1", A'la'nx). 

 Fm. ;"iS. As|i.-, t of tilt yicnes ininu-.lialelv .iflcr ].iolniMon fomi llir lioilw In., ,V.I.-Slio«s llu' 



cnMniunr.aiirrit of the appuai-.UK.: of i1r- IVlll. loo. (il).- Fnll |..n lialU nno.llr.l. In, lil. liill 



c |iU't<'l>' c.vpatnlcii, prciKU-.aloix- lo twisiint; lomilR-r. Ki... 111'. I'.nrs liulill\- ooilo.l lo^ctlni-, 



forniini; llir «liorl<-il knot, I'm. (ill. TLo Miro.iilint; innl.i , llafoi ni. Fl.,. (il.- 1 ' nil.rill.ifonn uilli 



li..rizonl..l ni.unins reversed. Fin. Il.'i.- - Unil.rolla-fnrn. uilli ilonMv niai^ins. 



The animals seeking to ]iair would seem to lie cognisant of the pr(\sence ol 

 a, |iros]iective )ia.rtiier even when a, c(nisideraJ)le distance away, as they make 

 slraighlway towards each other; Avlieii the animals meet, they mutually 

 ca.ress with their tentacles, alter the manner of ants, and roilhwith licgiii to 



1 J. of foncli., A].i-il ISII, ]i|i. MID-.llll. •-' MoiioR. i , ],. :i7;i, f. (iSII. 



